Terry Balby
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About me
I’m a BACP Accredited Counsellor and EMDR Accredited Practitioner based in Whitstable, Kent. I have over 25 years’ experience working in mental health, including counselling, clinical practice, management within NHS-commissioned IAPT services and local counselling charities. I have also run my own private counselling practice for the past 10 years, supporting adults through a wide range of emotional difficulties and challenging life experiences.
I know that deciding to contact a counsellor can feel like a big step. Perhaps you’ve been struggling for some time, or something has happened that has left you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, low or simply not quite yourself. You may not even be sure what you need help with. You don’t need to have all the answers before we begin.
My approach is warm, accepting and non-judgemental. I offer a safe and confidential space where you can talk openly about whatever is troubling you, at a pace that feels comfortable for you.
I believe that everyone is different, so I don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach to therapy. I work collaboratively with you, drawing on a range of therapeutic approaches and tailoring our work to your individual needs. Sometimes, talking things through and making sense of your experiences is what is needed; at other times, a more focused approach may be helpful. I won’t tell you what you should do or assume that I know you better than you know yourself. My role is to listen, help you explore what you’re experiencing and, where appropriate, offer a different perspective.
As an EMDR Accredited Practitioner, I also offer EMDR therapy where appropriate. EMDR can help process distressing or traumatic experiences that continue to affect how you feel, think and respond in the present. It can be used on its own or alongside talking therapy, depending on your needs.
My aim is to help you develop a better understanding of yourself and your experiences, feel more able to manage life’s challenges and find greater choice in how you respond to them. I hope to provide a calm, genuine and supportive space where you feel heard, understood and able to be yourself.
Whitstable Counselling offers a space to share whatever is on your mind, knowing you will be met with warmth and acceptance. Please get in touch by telephone/text 07401 816148 or email. There will be no obligation to book a session.
Talking to someone may seem difficult but by contacting the service you are taking the first step towards understanding what is happening and finding a way forward that feels right for you.
I respond to all enquiries promptly. If you send an email, a text or leave a voicemail, I will usually get back to you within 24 hours, often much sooner.
Training, qualifications & experience
MBACP (Accred) Dip Therapeutic Counselling, EMDR accredited UK and Europe Practitioner
- Mindfulness
- Drug, alcohol and substance misuse
- Motivational interviewing
- Brief Solution Focused Therapy
- CBT
- Advanced Mental illness
- Self-harm and suicide
- Stress management
- Working with depression
- Anxiety and the brain
- Working with anger
- Safeguarding children and young people
- Safeguarding vulnerable adults
- APT DICES risk management
- Trauma
- OCD
- Gender identity
- Neurobiology of trauma
- Health anxiety
- Stress in the workplace
- Imposter syndrome
- EMDR part 1, 2 and 3
- Dreams and nightmares
- Working with neurodiversity - ADHD, Autism
- Eating issues
- OCD and EMDR
- Attachments
- IFS
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- Weekday sessions £65
- Saturday morning £70
- EMDR session (50 minutes) £65
- EMDR session (90 minutes) £100
- All sessions are 50 minutes unless otherwise indicated.
Further information
Facilities and location
In Whitstable, I have a dedicated counselling room which is a comfortable, calm and peaceful. The Service has ample street car parking and is five minutes walk from a main bus route.
I also provide online counselling services throughout the UK.
